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Wanyjok, South Sudan

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Country
  
County
  
Wanyjok County

Time zone
  
EAT (UTC+3)

State
  
Aweil East State

Demonym(s)
  
Wanyjokish

Elevation
  
770 m

Created
  
2 October 2015; 17 months ago (2015-10-02)

Wanyjok is a city in the Republic of South Sudan and it serves as the capital city of Aweil East State. It shares borders with Sudan to the north, Lol State to the northwest, Aweil State to the west, Gogrial to the south, Twic State to east and Abyei to the northeast. Teresa Abak Piol is its initial and current mayoress. The state interacts and intermarries Sudanese ladies from the Messiria tribe of Southern Kordofan and Rizeigat tribe of Darfur. Majöök Yïnthiu and Warawar are minor towns of Wanyjok.

History

Formerly Wanyjok was part of Aweil as the capital of Aweil East County from 1994 to 2015.

References

Wanyjok, South Sudan Wikipedia


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